Community Engagement Specialist

About the role

The Community Engagement Specialist provides a range of school-wide services to new and returning students and their families to help set the right tone for their academic and social success in the virtual school program. The position works with all student support roles including Student Success programming and serves in various groups to provide critical training, facilitate academic and social engagement, and promote effective communication practices between parents, teachers and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Serves as school’s social media manager and manages school website
• Plans, facilitates, and manages school’s social events during and after school
• Creates monthly newsletters to engage and encourage student and family participation in school events
• Affords assistance with Strong Start process for new students and Student Success Partners
• Facilitates Strong Start orientation sessions
• Tracks invitations, engagement and communication with the student to increase attendance at social events
• Documents the Strong Start process within the school and in the school handbook
• Oversees weekly office hours/help sessions to support new families through the Strong Start process; Serves as a liaison between the student, Student Success Partners and teachers to ensure communication regarding social opportunities occur in a manner that builds ties between the student and the school;
• Facilitates professional development on effective family engagement practices for school staff;
• Works with stakeholders (families, board members, administrators, and school staff) to foster community involvement in school community development (Student Success Partner Mentor program, Parent Volunteers, etc.);
• Supports the state and local standardized testing processes and policies, with a focus on family engagement and volunteers;
• Works on re-registration activities in collaboration with school leadership;
• Facilitates school clubs based on student interests;
• Collaborates with the school leadership team to develop, implement and evaluate the annual communications plan for various stakeholder groups;
• Develops an internal communication strategy that improves collaboration between teams, increases organizational effectiveness, builds engagement, and fosters a positive transparent culture;
• Develops and maintains a range of external communications including, but not limited to, family newsletters, school announcements, school event flyers, local website, auto-dialer calls/texts and social media groups;
• Writes, edits and designs content for internal communications (newsletters, calendars, emails, videos, SharePoint, etc.);
• Facilitates live face-to-face opportunities for families to connect with the larger school community in partnership with other school teams (i.e. college visits, back to school events, book fairs, etc.);
• Works with Operations team to post monthly Board agenda at various locations

Requirements

• Minimum Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Education, Counseling, Human Services, Social Media or related field of study AND Two (2) years of experience working with families in a similar capacity and/or facilitating community involvement OR Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Desired Qualifications: Three (3) years of experience working with families in a similar capacity, developing parent mentors/parent training, and/or facilitating community involvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Counseling, Human Services, Social Media or related field of study
• Master’s degree in Education, Counseling, Human Services or related field of study

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
• Experience with social media management and website maintenance
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

NV Virtual offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

$45,000 annually

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week